Bounty Beach
White sand.
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Malapascua is a small Philippine island in the Visayan Sea, 6.8 km across a shallow strait from the northern tip of Cebu and about 15 km northeast of Daanbantayan town in a straight line. It belongs to the barangay of Logon in Daanbantayan. The island is only about 2.5 km long and 1 km wide, with eight hamlets and around six thousand residents. It was first known for its wide white-sand Bounty Beach, and since the early 1990s it has been a well-known dive destination. Its most famous site is Monad Shoal, an underwater plateau where thresher sharks and manta rays are regularly sighted. Soft white sand runs along Bounty Beach beneath coconut palms leaning towards the sea, and traditional bangka boats with wooden outriggers bob on the clear blue water. Small green islets such as Dakit-Dakit sit on the horizon, and coral gardens and coral walls ring the island. Visitors arrive by boat from the northern tip of Cebu; the island has no pier for larger boats, so you may wade ashore in shallow water. Most islanders live from tourism, and there are small resorts and dive centres. Dive trips to Monad Shoal usually leave early in the morning.
White sand.
Sharks and mantas.
Traditional.
Logon, Daanbantayan, Cebu, Philippines
By boat from the northern tip of Cebu.
Yes, for deeper dive sites like Monad Shoal.